Vice President Data Analytics & Insight
verastem · Boston, Massachusetts, United States
About The Role
The Vice President, Market Data, Analytics & Insights is a high-impact role responsible for shaping and leading a best-in-class analytics capability that drives commercial performance and informs enterprise decision-making. This leader will transform analytics from a reporting function into a strategic engine—delivering predictive insights, enhancing market understanding, and enabling data-driven growth across the organization. The role sits at the center of Commercial, Market Access, Patient Services, Medical Affairs, and Finance, serving as a trusted advisor to leadership and a critical enablerof performance.
Key Responsibilities
Commercial Analytics & Performance
- Lead all analytics supporting Sales, Medical (where appropriate), Marketing, Market Access,
Patient Services, and Executive Leadership
- Lead the development, alignment and maintenance of relevant and actionable KPI
- frameworks, dashboards, and performance management systems to optimize commercial
- excellence
- Deliver actionable insights that identify growth opportunities, risks, and priorities
- Partner with Commercial leadership to optimize targeting, segmentation, and resource
allocation
Data Strategy & Management
- Own enterprise commercial data strategy (acquisition, integration, governance, and quality)
- Maximize value of specialty pharmacy, claims, EMR, payer, provider, and patient-level data
- Identify and deploy new data sources and analytical tools
- Expertly manage external MSP and internal stakeholders to scalable, accurate and reliable
operations of the customer data infrastructure
Forecasting & Strategic Planning
- Lead forecasting for marketed products and pipeline assets
- Develop cross functional, integrated forecasting and strategic planning process to ensure
timely delivery of well aligned projections
- Design, build and leverage appropriate models (patient, epidemiological or market based) to
guide supply chain, financial planning, solve business questions and drive insights
- Support annual planning, long-range planning, and business reviews
- Deliver scenario planning and sensitivity analyses to guide key decisions
- Partner with Finance to align forecasts and assumptions
Market Intelligence & Competitive Insights
- Build and lead a market intelligence capability
- Track competitive landscape, clinical developments, and reimbursement trends
- Translate insights into clear, actionable strategy recommendations
- Support market analysis at all levels within the organization (e.g. forecasting, brand, executive, board, investor-facing, etc)
Customer & Market Insights
- Lead primary and secondary market research
- Generate insights across providers, patients, payers, and stakeholders
- Identify unmet needs and evolving treatment dynamics
- Partner cross-functionally to translate insights into action
Pipeline & Launch Support
- Support commercialization planning for pipeline assets
- Lead market sizing, patient flow, and launch readiness efforts
- Inform development strategy through market insights
- Support BD diligence and commercial evaluations
Analytics Transformation & Innovation
- Build a culture of data-driven decision-making
- Elevate analytics to a strategic, forward-looking capability
- Automate reporting and enhance organizational efficiency
- Drive adoption of advanced analytics, AI, and predictive modeling
Leadership
- Build, scale, and lead a high-performing analytics organization
- Set clear priorities, expectations, and development plans
- Drive cross-functional alignment and collaboration
- Serve as a core member of the Commercial Leadership Team
- Set and manage appropriate budget to meet objectives
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred (MBA, MS, MPH, PharmD or
equivalent)
- 15+ years of experience in biopharma, healthcare, consulting, or analytics
- Proven leadership in commercial analytics, forecasting, or insights functions
- Deep understanding of pharma data sources, patient journeys, and market dynamics
- Proven ability to integrate data and generate insights from products distributed through hubs,
specialty pharmacies, and specialty distributors
- Successful experience supporting specialty and/or oncology product launches
- Demonstrated ability to influence senior leadership and drive enterprise decisions
Preferred
- Experience supporting both commercial-stage and pipeline assets
- Track record building or scaling analytics capabilities in a growth-stage biotech
- Experience with advanced analytics, AI, and predictive modeling
- Oncology and/or rare disease experience
Core Competencies
- Strategic Thinking
- Executive Presence
- Business Acumen
- Analytical Rigor
- Cross-Functional Leadership
- Preference for fast paced, performance driven organizations
- Innovation & Continuous Improvement
- Communication & Storytelling
- Change Leadership
- Results Orientation
The base salary range ($315,000 - $375,000) provided reflects our current estimate of what we anticipate paying for this position. Your actual base salary will be based on several factors, including job-related skills, experience, internal equity, relevant education or training, location, and market dynamics. In addition, you will be eligible for an annual bonus, equity compensation, and a competitive benefits package.
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